Secrets of Angels & Demons

595 pages. cover worn & creased, SECRETS OF ANGELS AND DEMONS provides the curious reader with concise, author itative explorations of the major themes that help propel the plot of Dan Brown' s new bestseller, ANGELS AND DEMONS. Taking the same detailed approach as SECRET S OF THE CODE, Burstein and de Keijzer examine the provocative issues raised in the novel: the existence and scope of the Illuminati and their relationship to o ther 'secret societies' the ongoing, centuries-old debate between science and re ligion; the history and practices of the Vatican and pagan symbolism and its pla ce within the Church. They also explore the world of Bernini, master artist of t he Baroque era, and the secret meanings behind his symbolism; what really happen ed in the trial of Galileo; and the real state-of-the-art of anti-matter technol ogy. This book will delight and engage everyone who finished ANGELS AND DEMONS t hinking, 'I need to know more about this book'.